Monday, May 26, 2014

Memphis

We've been exploring some pretty serious stuff recently, so Sunday we went to downtown Memphis to just relax and see the sights. We enjoyed the time. As we walked down main street, we saw lots of pretty and interesting things, like this alley or courtyard.

Many signs were interesting or colorful, like this one for a New Orleans restaurant.

How about this sign on a store that sold exercise balls?

How do you write with this pencil?

We walked to Court Square, a little oasis in the middle of downtown that reminded us a little to Savannah, Georgia.

There was a nice fountain in the center.

We saw a number of city dwellers taking their daily run on downtown sidewalks and one man was laying on the lawn in the square, doing his exercises.

The Main Street Trolley ran on tracks in the middle of the street. There were many different kinds and colors of trollies. You can click on the collage to see them better.

On the way from Main Street to Beale Street, we saw The King, Elvis himself--or at least a good statue of him.

Memphis calls itself the home of the blues and the birthplace of rock and roll. Beale street is where much of that music was developed. It is quite an experience, even late Sunday morning. There are lots neon signs and memorabilia of the 1950s and 1960s.

How about a toilet seat with a pink Cadillac on the cover?

Or a Chevy Bel Air pink and white convertible?

Memphis barbeque is all about pork. The Pig is a Beale Street restaurant and they have won lots of BBQ contests.

We walked a couple of blocks along Beale to the Mississippi River, where John got ready to beat his feet in the Mississippi mud.

We even went bird watching in Memphis---indoors! We went to see the Peabody ducks.

And we weren't the only people watching.

The ducks spend their day in the beautiful lobby of the grand old Peabody Hotel.

Memphis looks fabulous in those pictures. Those restaurant signs you took are uber cool. They embody the vintage neon era of signage with their rock music inspired themes. The city center just looks adorable. You take amazing such pictures. Thanks for sharing them!

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"Where are we going? We don't know. When will we get there? We're not certain. All we know is we are on our way." With thanks to the theme song from "Paint Your Wagon" (slightly modified).
We no longer have a 5th wheel--we traded it in for an Airstream travel trailer--but we still wander when we are not in our Arizona winter home.
We are retired (since the year we turned 60). We were full-time RVers 2009-2013. Our Colorado home is still rented to others. This adventure is taking us all over North America and helping us to appreciate and understand how people live and what a wonderful world God has created. We tried to give back by volunteering in state and national parks and fish and wildlife facilities for 9 years. We also enjoy pursuing our hobbies of walking, weight training, photography, genealogy, carving, wood turning and reading. Follow along as we enjoy this wonderful world.